The Singapore Free Press and Mercantile Advertiser (1884-1942), 25 June 1928

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    14 1 Singapore Free Press 10 CENTS. SINGAPORE, S.S. MONDAY, JUNE 25, 1928. NO. 12, HI
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    THE DAY'S NEWS.
    285 1 News was received late last night from Stockholm that General Nobile has been saved Page 9. A mysterious mail robbery, one of the biggest of ocean mails ever made, was discovered after the despatch of mails which arrived m London from New York on the Leviathan Page
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    H.M.S. PINAFORE'S JUBILEE.
    1003 1 H.M.s. Pinafore has attained Its fiftieth birthday. Its first performance took placi at the Opera (omique Theatre m the St i ami OB Saturday evening. May 2>th. 1878. I he theatre has \anished; the author and tin composer have lon*r since paosod t<» make merriment and music
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      168 1 /AW&S CREAMERY Q M Raffles j^otel Rooms with Modern Sanitation. TEA DINER I DANCES GRILL ROOM DANSANT EVERT rnrivalled m the East. pvprv MONDAY EVERY g WFDNESDAY TANIA oirTTAVOVA TUESDAY g FRIDAY lAWIA iVhILAiNUVA THURSDAY AND SATURDAY I Raffles ALfcX: SALNIKOFF. I orchestra. The Well-known Shanghai Artists MC^ttll Appear During
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      200 1 I FOR REFINED PERFUMERY AND TOILET J PREPARATIONS— ALWAYS ASK FOR— 1 rlt. \l J which r till ii OBTAINABLE FROM ALL PRINCIPAL DEALERS. WILLIAM GOSSAGE SONS, 110 ROBINSON RD. (EUROPE® HOTEL! 1 "Renowned by Recommend ation." 1 S I i s-i r* t r w I lAfter Dinner Dancing!
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      113 1 LATEST ADVERTISEMENTS. Local picture house attractions --Pajre 12 The National Shi>e Company's specia 1 sale Pa*re .">. Little's for silk lamp shades of every description— Paire 8. You .-an buy the New Perfection Oil ranges at Whkawuy's Pa^e *'k You can obtain spotlights for your CM from Borneo motors Pace
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      133 1 THE WEEK. Monday. 25th. High Water. 3.21 a.m.. 5.2. 4.48 p.m.. 7.6. Malacca: H. W. 0 30 a.m.. 5.1, 1 p.m.. 5.5. The Governor returns. Football: Div. I. B.C.C. vs. S.R.C.. S.C.C. Singapore Tennis Doubles Final and At Home S.C.C. Tuesday. 26th. High Water, 4.84 a.m., T.«j. .".39 p.m. 7.7.
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    MELVILLE (JOIIORE) RUBBER ESTATES.
    555 2 Thf report of th<* Dirteton for tho yeai itnded March Hist to be pretested at the fourth annual Korieral UlSStlHj, of the members' of the Company, to be held at Ni'. 21. sWittery Road. Singapore, on Monday .h:ly 12nd States: Acreage. This is reported by the
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    CYCLE AND CARRIAGE CO. (1926), LTD.
    176 2 Th« report of the Directors to i>» submitted to the shareholders at the second annual general meet mg to be held at the Registered Office of the Company, 4.', Orchard Road, Singapore, on Saturday, .1 urn !"th. at 1- o'clock noon, states: The aunt
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    ROSE MACPHAIL & CO'S REPORT
    174 2 ROSE MACPHAIL CO'S REPORT Singapore, June 2'.\. Rubber. London 9%d. Vfcd down. Tin. London £204 l'.s. 77s Gd down. Local I(t'»'s for •'>() tons. Mining. -Quiet. South Taipinjv 4." 47, North Taipintf 96 98, Tmiping 90 1.01, Malaya ontola. ,'s 82, KUntg Rivers .in 3.35, Sungei Way 2.<;."» 2.70, Kahr.ian
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      458 2 W LIVERPOOL VIRUS. For the Destruction of Rats. Mice and Field Mice. Harmless to Domestic Animal*. Household Size. $125 Estate and Factory Size. $3.25 MEDICAL HALL LTD., Opposite New Post Office. M D^ KELVEY'S SCHOOL OF DANCING Character. Classical, ('loir. Exhibition, Ballot. Toe and Latest Ball-Room Dancing. Write for an
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      250 2 I Victoria^heatre jjfj^rPAnn c o mm g\ fiDnCyAuk shortly i > i If VfX. 1^ y I t^^ LOVB HATH NO MAN J WATCH FOR BOOKING DATES AT LITTLE'S. P A V I LION FROM WEDNESDAY. JUNE 20th.. THE LATEST PATHE GAZETTE. v "F 1 A TT T 1 ff
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      245 2 ALHAMBRA PH C E (Tan Chemt Kee and Co.. Ltd.. Proprietors) Commencing Sunday June 24th THE LATEST EMPIRE NEWS. NAZIMOVA MY SON A sweeping drama of sea folk_Th, .tor, „f bo, v h sacnfice a mother ca^mako-Naz.nK.va m her beratifal In the First Show at 7.30 p.m. FIGHTING HEARTS A
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    WEALTHY WOMAN STRANGLED IN A LINER.
    207 3 Pody Tound by a Stewardess. wealthy Cal*fornian woman, Mrs. Rloise '"minim, forty-five yean of age, was found >:-••! in* the Anchor liner Caledonia, v hich Iriived m tin- Clyde on Saturday. The vessel had been on four months' worUl emiac ond (ho dead woman
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    THE SIAMESE BAHT.
    288 3 A.- has been the case lor a number of years with Siamese postage stamps, the baht has now taken the place of the tical m Siamese currency. Last month a Bill was passed by the Siamese Government introducing the new unit. No real change is involved, for
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    "COMPELLED TO FLY AGAINST HIS WILL."
    393 3 M.P.'s. Question on an Officer's Death. London, May 23. The remarkable suggestion that Lieutenant Scott, of the Eaaex Regiment, who was recently killed m a flying accident, was compelled to fly against his will was put fotward m rhe House of Commoct yesterday by
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    74 3 a gold standard country. As regards the securities, however, th;- Act imposes Msf limitation that the total amount, the date »f maturiy of which is m«>i>- than one year from the date of their purchase, shall not xcecd the equivalent of 11 million baht. The currency position of Siam is
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      159 3 SPEED fc~2| MODERN "KODAKS" j !':]pJML faster lenses, j JfllESf PRICED AS LOW AS I j I KODAK LTD. I I 180, ROBINSON ROAD, I I SINGAPORE. ~1 Colgate's removes causes of tooth decay t mm. I Prevent tooth trouble Preventive deatistry combating disease by preventing tooth trouble —is the
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      340 3 i Estate 6 Trust Agencies I f (1927) Limited I 5 (Registered under the Trust Companies' Ordinance of 1926. J with Security deposited with the Straits i j| Settlements Government.) > a» is prepared to act as i Trustees, Executors, Administrators, Receivers, j Managers of Real Estate. Attorneys for Collection
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    ZORA, THE INVISIBLE.
    3312 4  -  J. R.. Wilmot by Story of Mystery and Crime. CHAPTER XXViI THE MAN IS HOSPITAL. ,\> the train rattled through s-me ot th« most picturesque country m the whole <rf Britain, where the delicate pink-shaded sno* 01 apple-blossom hung heavy In the vast orchards and gardens of
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      272 4 FOR ENDURANCE, COMFORT, AND I m^ C C 1 l\l f I I\/I ir C jy- Jl^^4 d\ A JL gTSJT^B^^^^^^BSSSSM^IJBj-L.^^BBBSSSSSSB^^ .*r~^* afA j I FALCON KNIGHT j}| Stands alone with a vast difference m the "feeling" of a Knight sleeve valve motor car k ji engine performance surpasses ordinary
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      133 4 tf9oVkL* tfflotlier's little man I\LERT, sturdy, brimmiog with cheer and the sheer joy of living— these are natural results when children arc fed simple, nourishing h>< ds. Quaker Oats is a natural, bone and muscle building food for children and lor adults. It contain^ the essential proteins, vitamins, carboh\dr.ires and
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    HOME CRICKET.
    210 5 FILL POINTS FOR NOTTS AND KENT. Hendren's Seventh Century. I Reuter'f Service.] London. June 22. County cricket championship matches '•oneluded to-(iay as follows: Glamorgan Vft. Derbyshire. At Cardiff: Derbyshire won by 10 w ickets. Glamorgan 1.">7 and 181. Derbyshire 334 and 5 for 0. Lee captured six Glamorgan
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    CAMBRIDGE MAKE SURREY FOLLOW ON.
    64 5 [Reuter's Service.] London, Jun<* 22. The match at the Oval between Surrey and Cambridge University was drawn, but the county had the mortifying: experience of having to follow on. Cambridge I'niv. 453. Surrey 1 82 an( 4 The match produced three centuries. 100 each from
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    31 5 The tender of Mr. Sin Tons has been accepted for the erection of the Maxwell Road~ police barracks and traffic office, and not Mr. Wee Chens Soon, as stated on Friday.
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    THE SIXTH MALAYAN EXHIBITION.
    287 5 The- Sixth .Malayan Exhibition will be held this year on thi Race Course, Ipoh from August Brd to «>th inclusive. It will he remembered that for the past live years the annual exhibition oi the Malayan Agri Horticultural Association has been held at Kuala Lumpur Race
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    ARMY BEAT THE NAVY.
    89 5 Lie Score by Military Batsmen I Renter*! Service. J London. June 22. In the annual match at Lord's the Armj defeated the Navy by 10 wickets. Army .~>fc<) for 5 (dec.) and 44 for 0. Navy 298 and 832. Captain E, Williams contributed 228 to wards
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    24 5 We acknowledge receipt, witty thank> from the Borneo Company, Ltd., of a Bri tish Empire lover self-filling fountain pel i-sue»l by British P^mpire Typewriter*.
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    STEAMER DISASTER.
    592 6 KOCHOW SINKS NEAR HONG KONG. Sixty-five Reported Missing. Disaster overtook the British West River steamer Kochow on June 10th. when she struck a sandbank, heeled over rapidly and sank. The steamer now lies with her funnel partly above water m the neighbourhood of Wangmun, she being wrecked on
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    A FALLEN TYRANT.
    352 6 H mi when my lady titst grew wear] irting always with her menfolk m the great hall, an<l tired of their rough aftersuppei jests, that she betook herself with her maidens to her bower, a quiet chamber set apart, strewn with fresher rushet With ths years my
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      528 6 WHITEAWAY S FOR STOVES NEW PERFECTION OIL RANGES SUPER FEATURES OF SUPERFEX MODELS. The finer quality and superior advantages of these new ranges have already placed them entirely m a class by themselves. iPBMB^I NEW I>ERI ECTION OVENS. n -^-jmT, jKt JS oven, carrying all moisture J^t-' <>d:>rs. "Live Heat"
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      58 6 J CALL FOR m\ r asorac/V I scotch lU. _^j i WHISKY I^^^^S] l) EDINBURGH SCOTLaJd Sole Agents Singapore Cold Storage Co., Ltd. (Incorporated m the Straits Settlement). itarburettor 1 rouble! I The Johnston Gasoline Filter L llil |i Vacuum Tank System h 1 Price $3.00 Price 3.00 !fi I
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    JERVIS BAY MUTINY.
    100 7 STOWAWAYS SAID TO BE ENGLISH. A Possible Explanation. [Router's Service.! Melbourne. .!«tne 2?. Captain Heighton, of the C'onrnonwcr^h liner I arg's Bay, interviewed, said that the Karl's Bay brought hack to Australia seven men from Colombo where they had been imprisoned for a month as stowaways from
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    EXCLUDING WOMEN FROM MINES.
    108 7 EXCLUDING WOMEN FROM MINES. Indian Movernir.pnt's Regulations. t Reuter's Service.] Simla, June 22. The Indian Government has published draft regulations, to be considered m October, prohibiting the employment of women Underground m mines, and to provide that m the coalmines m Bengal, Bihar, Orissa and the Central Provinces, and the
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    JAPANESE RECLAMATION CONTROVERSY.
    79 7 [Nanyo Nichi-Nichi Service.] Tokio, June 22. The controversy on the question of the proposed reclamation work of the foreshore of Omori which is noted as the most suitable sea-hod for cultivated ''asaku-sa-moii". or the layer. has culminated m an attempt for a direct appeal to the Throne.
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    ATTACK ON KING'S MESSENGER.
    62 7 [Reuter's Service.] I.endon. June 22. Reut«T learns that the Italian Govern ment regards the attad un ihe King's Messenger as very regrettable and will take every possible measure t.» prevent a reCUrrenee. Although neither Captain Delafonte nor the British Embassy is taking action the Italian authorities
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    THE BELGIAN ROYAL VISIT TO THE CONGO.
    55 7 i Reuter s Service.] Pom a. Belgian Congo, June 23. Their Belgian Majesties arrived by the steamer Thysville to-day and were saluted by 101 gUBS. The town was beHagged and there were triumphal arche? m the Streets which were lined by 1 enthusiastic
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    SOUTH RHODESIA PROHIBITS GAME CATCHING.
    41 7 I Router s Service.] Salisbury, Rhi>desia. June 22. The Government of South Rhodesia has decided to prohibit all game catching except for the London Zoo m consequence of the great amount of cruelty which ha^ occurred.
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    MORE STORES DROPPED TO NOBILE.
    32 7 [Reuter's Service Rome. June 22. A telegram from the CHta di Milunu states that the airmen Maddalena and Penso again succeeded m dropping stores to Mobile's party.
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    PRINCES BRIDE HOME.
    40 7 ENanyo Nichi-Nichi Service.] Tokio, June 22. Miss 9etsuko Mat^udaira. daughter of the Ambassador at Washington, who is engaged to H.I.H. Prince Chichibu, returned fr<»n\ America and arrived m the Capital from Yokohama just before the noon today.
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    TRAIN SMASH IN SWEDEN.
    32 7 [Reuter's Service.] Stockholm, June 22. Twelve people were killed and 26 injured m a collision between an express with 250 passengers and a light engine at Bollnaes (Norrland).
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    CREDIT FOR CUBA.
    29 7 [Heuter** Service.] New York. June 2*. I The Chast- National l.ank has agreed to grant Cuba credit, of $»50,W00,0000 to rmam-o a programme of public works.
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    US. UNIVERSITY BOAT RACE.
    18 7 [Reuter*s Service.] N>** York, June 23. Yale beat Harvard m the annual boat race.
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    THE BALKANS TROUBLE
    100 7 RIOTS INSPIRED BY COMMUNISTS. Largtaw to Unerjplr\«d. I Reuter'9 P^^vir^ i Belgrade, June 23. The police a! SSagJeh have ssUblisheil that there wa- ComaHnlst influence bohind the riots Ibis month. Jr is tated tha' three Communists, named Kradelj, Horvatine and Tomanitch, headed an organisatioii aiming at bransforming
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    BRITAIN'S HEAVY TAXES.
    194 7 Still Paying for the War. [British Radio— Official Service.] Kujrby, June 22. In to-day's Parliamentary papers Mr, Churchill, Chancellor of the Exchequer gives the latest figures available showing taxation per head of population m various countries* In the financial year ending" m l!»2o' taxation per head was
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    TARIFF BARRIERS TO TRADE.
    118 7 [British Radio Orticial Service. l Rugby, June 22. Mr. I". C. Goodenough, chairman of Barclay's bank, speaking to-day, that there wa> evidence «f an iacTtnaati m tluworld's purchase' power, upon which comateicial prosperity largely depended. He regxetted that 'a.iif barriers showed such slight sign* of reductions.
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    SIMULTANEOUS TELEPHONE AND TELEGRAPH.
    101 7 [British Radio Official Service. J Rugby, June 22. Successful experiments have been made at tho Government Marconi Ream station at Bridgewater, which is the receiving station for the Beam teleiciaph service between Britain and Canada, with the new Marconi-Mathieu multiplex apparatus. T:.is enables simultaneous telephone and
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    CHINA AND MANCHESTER GOODS.
    92 7 CHINA AND MANCHESTER GOODS. [Router's Service.] I i union. June 23. Presiding at the annual meeting of the Bleachers' Association Limited. Manchester, Sir Alan Sykes said that the Association sent to India last year more unbleached Broods than m any year since the war. China used to be their lecottd
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    LANCASHIRE COTTON MILLS DISPUTE.
    68 7 [Reut«r's Service.] Lnndnn. June 22. The cotton dispute m the Nelson district, where 13,000 workers were locked out after the dismissal of a weaver, has spread as the result of the? operatives not accepting the employers' peace proposals. Local mom hers of the Coloured (Joods Manufacturers'
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    PURSUING PEACE.
    52 7 fßeutor's Service- 1 Washinulon. Juno Tl. The State Department announces tha Mr. Kellogg has st-nt 14 Powers a Not* stating the terms of the proposed multi lateral treaty against war. Tht* text of th< Note will be published when all \h- prop tsei participantb have noticed their receptioi
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      397 7 BUSINESS CARD& ruiro and natural beverage, HEALTHY AND REFRBSHINgI DRINK FIORANGE WITH SODAJ :j MEMORIALS. >. sfN(;APORE CASKET CO. > MONUMENTAL MASONS. 5 Telephone No. 75. J TO LET. s:ORTH BRIDGE ROAD. Kntry )gB Ist Apply MEYER BROTHERS. IGLE ROOM, Suit ottce pirl, Caledonia, St. Thonuif ROOM.- Suit married eoupli?
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      657 7 NOTICES. THE STRAITS TRADING CO., LTD incorporated m the Straits Settlements). from i£ft a .^H° X° mmny will rf«^ m usili f *k Jun( l 92 8« hoth (ia^ niv»w^n^. niin>ow f w^ By Onlcr of the Hoard. U. MACLEOD, Aetinj? Secretary. GAMMON (MALAYA). LTD. (Incorporated m the straits Settlements).
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      537 7 NOTICES. S.S. ORDINANCE NO. 197 (LABOUR) ANI THE LABOUR CODE, 1923. EMPLOYERS OF INDIAN LABOUR Are hereby reminded that assessment returni for the preceding qunrter must be sent to th< Office of the Deputy Controller of Labour Malaya, Penang, during the months of April July, October and January. Forms for
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      486 7 NOTICES. > ORNAMENTAL TILE WORKS. NOTICE is hereby ghraa that tr,<- stock m Trade, ataehlaerj «n<i Goodwill of ttM boaioes* hitherto carried on by Mr. A. I l«a under ih t abovi firm name were thi« 'lay sold am) BMiffßtd to Mr. Lee Kirn Soo "1 NO. 40 HiL'h Street,
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    DOMESTIC OCCURRENCES. BIRTH.
    19 8 DOMESTIC OCCURRENCES. BIRTH. LAW. At tht- Maternit] Hospital, on Juik J4th. to Mr. and Mrs. A. Law, a daughter.
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    SINGAPORE FREE PRESS. MONDAY. JUNE 25. 1928. COMMENT OF THE WEEK.
    1009 8 SINGAPORE FREE PRESS. MONDAY. JUNE 25. 1928. COMMENT OF THE WEEK. Wan take a long period of years to pay for and the striking figures which have just been submitted to Parliament by the British Chancellor of the Exchequer indicate that although hostilities ceased nearly ten years ago the British
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    DEATH OF DR. R. DOWDEN.
    310 8 LOSS TO F.M.S. MEDICAL SERVICE. Illness of Only Five Days. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Kuala Lumpur. June 23. The death occurred here at 7 o'clock to-night of the hon'ble Dr. R. Dowden, Principal Medical Officer, P.MJ3. after an illnes? lasting only tive days. The tuneral
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    "I LOVE MY WIFE.
    230 8 Story of Stubbed Husband. A younc Javanese waa tried by Mr. Gourlay, Second Magistrate, an Saturday morning on a charge of causing hurt to her husband with a knife. The complainan! alleged that he went to hie wife's house m Geylang to ask her to accompany
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    369 8 There is no V.M.C.A. m Bangkok an-i Mr. C. W. Harvey, of the International V.M.C.A.. is at present on a visit there to try to establish a branch. The marriage of Mr. A. T. Knight. Ai •istant TraAc Manager, F.M.s. Railways, and Miss Betty Caldwell. of Killara. Australia, will take
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    SYDNEY SCANDAL
    91 8 BEBIOUB CHARGES h,, ta proved! Bribery for J^,. [Our Own Cerreepoadi i A sensation ha fl been cau!^ by the revelation* made dunn* >, Commiaaion proceedini allegations of briber) i: Meaar. Babco, Wil Sydney power itatioa p During the enquirj U aunager for Mesti B \s Co., swore
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    U.S. PRESIDENTIAL CAMPAIGN.
    86 8 U.S. PRESIDENTIAL CAMPAIGN. (Governor Smith's R*) Chanci>. 1 Reutc Hi>u«f<iM. I.v I Unleai tin- thi-i inun r, unvai ying at 90 degree fore Tueeda) tt,.lelegato row all ovei will luive partifiihc they assemble for the tional Democratic 'onvei presidential nomii 1 he town won the h iWr.ii the Convention la>t
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    LETTERS TO THE EDITOR.
    146 8 "THE MOST IMPORTANT POSITION* IN THE WORLD Te the Editor. Sir.— l d.> not do I ■free with "An Fl i> entirely a relative one. I >- President < 'oolidge. 1 agn bacaUSf lam an Air rl .ii I v |><'«,r Bl itisher If I I
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    COMMODITY MARKET
    23 8 SATURDAY'S RI'KKKK PtlCl [From Our Own Correspondent London, .lunr Messrs. Symimrton and S notify to-day's robber I 9 > d. per Ib.
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    TROUBLE AT MANILA SHOWS.
    76 8 Filipino AnttttA TWrc was another d! Manila Showi on Friday i»W that a number of European* we*] roundabouts, Mid when the po.l some of the Filipino proached them m verj I Mr, ami blowi were rtrwek. Dane and Gunrei I'- i i»on Militarj 1' European surrounded
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    OUR SERIAL STORY
    64 8 To-day's Feature. 1 —Pag Mr. aii-i Mn Wei from Shanghai bj tat Antenoi lax Mr. IVcUr. Mr. < B. Backer, Mid Mr. C I lefigen hrom Blnf«pofi by tin Tht ireddlnc took pto» Church, Colombo, on Jun« f j Barlow of tin- African poration, and MiM V.
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    NOBILE SAVED.
    36 9 SWEDISH EXPEDITIONS SUCCESS. Rescue Work Continues. neuter's Service] Stockholm, Juno 21 Captain Tornberf. head of the Swedish artic expedition, te'«<r raDn ed the Chief of the Ministry of Nobile saved, rescue v k continues.
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    FORMER UNSUCCESSFUL ATTEMPTS.
    294 9 Amundsen Still Missing. [Reuter'fl Service.] Itnme. June 23. communique states that Major and Major Peaso m separate le iaated General Nobile and ipplies. Penzo twice attempted to alight d within fifteen tVet of the vaa impossible. being taken to prepare a for landing. Upinisti have begun to
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    SERIAL EXPLORATION OF THE ARCTIC.
    60 9 Ambitious Schemes. iter's Service.] Leningrad, June 24. on aerial exploration of h\ which was attended by Fritjoff the xplorer, closed after appointmmittee to prepare an Arctic exrei Walterbruna stated that he scheme for a trans-Siberian m Berlin to Osaka. t foreign scientists have left k
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    AMERICAN AIR FATALITY.
    44 9 Managua Commander Killed. [Reuter*a Service.] Washington, June 211. X Lutz, who was to have asiand of the United States air Managua, was flying thither with H. T. Busby when their threetransport machine crashed on a Kreen m Virginia. Both were kill-
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    SEQUEL TO FATAL ATLANTIC ATTEMPT
    42 9 SEQUEL TO FATAL ATLANTIC ATTEMPT 111(1 »"«»r Airmen's Widows. iter'a Service.] London, Ontario. Jane 21. "rectors of the local brewery comfl ponsored the fatal attempt by 1 MedcaJfe to fly to England last granted a trust fund of $40,000 Of their widows.
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    DUTCH COMMERCIAL RELATIONS WITH PORTUGAL
    21 9 DUTCH COMMERCIAL RELATIONS WITH PORTUGAL I Outer's Service.) Lisbon. June 14. Portuguese commercial treaty ■?ned. l: '.v'> cables on page 7.]
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    OCEAN MAIL ROBBERY.
    148 9 £100,000 Stolen. [Reuter's Service.] One of rh,. v- 'x>ndon, J une 23. L m Jr^ St r bberi of ocean -nval m LonXn o ?th C Vered n th ha^s hr,,u K ht > South' re Ist «ailUnited Statos S tham Pt«n from the over t hc>t)k>n
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    AMERICAN OCEAN MAIL CONTRACTS.
    97 9 i r» I neuter's Service.] Wa>hington. une 23. The- I nited States Shipping Board ha* ffiven iv interpretation of an important feature ot the Jones White merchant shipping law measure which received the President _s signature a month ago. which authorised an extensive replacement programme Of
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    JERVIS BAY MYSTERY DEEPENS.
    154 9 Further Appeal for Warship's Help. [Reuter's Service.] London. June 21. I Mystification is renewed m London owing t> a Colombo message stating that a v\ ir les« message has been received from the oiler Slayol stating: "Cannot locate positi- n Jervis Bay; try intercept her by
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    BANDITRY IN MEXICO.
    111 9 Two Americans Held for Ransom. [Reuter's Service.] Mexico City, June 24. Rebels operating near Guadalajara captured two American! named W. M. Mitchell and Cooper and are holding: them for a ransom of 18.000 pesos. They threaten to kill them if the ransom is not forthcoming 1 immediately.
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    PUNJAB CO-OPERATION WITH SIMON COMMISSION.
    61 9 [Reuter's Service.] Simla, June 23. The Punjab Government has informed the Committee of the Punjab Legislative Council appointed to co-operate with the Simon Commission that the latter has adopted the general principle that m the examination of witness's and accessible documents it will treat the
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    BRITISHERS IN DANGER.
    371 9 TROUBLE BREWING AT TANGSHAN. Troops Despatched. [Reuter's Far Eastern Service.] ''iianghai. Jure 24. While Japan is contemplating the withdrawal of a division from Shantung and the reduction of her forces m Manchuria to a normal figure as a result of the peaceful outlook, attention has suddenly been
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    TIENTSIN CONSULATE SEARCH.
    52 9 Moscow Protest. [Router's Service.] Mqkoow, June 24. The Peoples' Commissariat of Foreign Affairs has lodged an emphatic protest with Mr. Cheng Yen Chi the Chinese Charge d'Affaires here against the recent Searching of the Soviet Consulate at Tientsin. Mr. Cheng Yen Chi promised immediately to notify the
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    CHINESE CABLE NEWS.
    107 9 Chiang Kai Shek m Nanking. [By arrangement with Nanyang Siang Pan Press.] Shanghai, June 2'.i. The enlistment of new soldiers m Hopeh Province is being continued although this is prohibited. Pei Chung Hsi is engaged m driving the remnants of the Fengtien forces out of the Great
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    CRISIS DEVELOPING IN EGYPT.
    57 9 Mi nister of Justice Resigns. [Reuter's Service.] Cairo, June 23. Kashaba Pasha, the Minister of Justice, has resigned, causing consternation m the Wafdist ranks. The Alahram expresses the view that the political atmosphere is extremely tense, and that the crisis which began with the resignation of
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    CANADA'S IMMIGRATION POLICY.
    90 9 "Total Exclusion" Campaign. fßeuter's Service.l Ottawa, June 23. Mt. Tolmie, the member for Victoria (British Columbia) m the Dominion House of Commons, has resigned his seat and is standing as candidate for British Columbia as provincial Conservative leader. Speaking at a political meeting m British Columbia yesterday
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    17 9 Mr. F. K. Wilson. M.C.S.. acting Control- lev of Rubber, is going on transfer to Ktlantan. j
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    FRANCE'S FINANCES.
    398 9 STABILISATION BILL TO BE PASSED. Abolition of War Currency. [Reuter's Service.] Paris, June 23. 1 The Council of Ministers approved M i Poincare's measure for the legal stabili- sation of the franc after which the Premier 1 1 tabled a Bill m blank m the Chamber, j The
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    MURDERED JUGOSLAV DEPUTIES.
    59 9 50,000 Attend Funeral. Zagreb. June 24. It is estimated that 50.00(1 people witnessed the funeral of the two Deputies of the Peasant Party, who were fatally shot m the Skupstina. A letter was read to the mourners from Stefan Raditch. written from his sickbed appealing: to the
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    KANGAROOS FOR COOLIDGE.
    48 9 A Mark of Australian Esteem. [Reuter's Service.] Sydney. June 23. Lyon and Warner, the two American members of the crew of the Southern Cross on its flight from California to Australia have departed, conveying two kangaroos to President Coolidge a> a mark of Australian esteem.
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    NEW SPANISH CONSTITUTION
    60 9 [Reuter's Service.] Madrid, June 24. General Primo de Rivera has sent a letter to the Central Committee of the Patriotic Union declaring that the new Spanish constitution will be based on a single Chamber m which the King, the people and the corporations will all command a
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    AMERICAN DIPLOMATIC CHANGES.
    38 9 [Reuter's Service. I Washington. Juno 23. Mr. Charles Wilson, United States Minister to Bulgaria, is appointed to succeed Mr. W. S. Cuthbertson. Minister to Rumania, who is transferred to the post of Ambassador at Santiago.
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    OIL WAR ENDS.
    43 9 [Reuter's Service.] Rangoon, June 23. The Rangoon Gazette understands on good authority that the oil war between the Royal Dutch and Shell group and the Standard Oil Company of New York has ended, all the points at issue being settled.
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    DUTCH OIL SHARES.
    33 9 [Rttlter'i Service.] The Hague, June 24. The Royal Dutch Company proposes to issue shares at the rate of one new for five of the existing shares at par next January.
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    ITALIAN BANK RATE.
    30 9 [Reuter's Service.] Rome. June 24. The discount rate of the Bank of Italy has been reduced from 0 to 5% per cent. [Saturday's cables on page 7.]
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    SHIPPING NOTES.
    190 12 JUNK FOUNDERS. Two Girls Drowned. A serious mishap occurred m Hong Konjjc harbour when a large junk with a cargo of 2,000 tins of peanut oil suddenly listed and turned turtle apparently owing to the heavy load she carried. The cargo which belonged to the Chinese oil shop,
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    ENGLISH CHANNEL COLLISION.
    170 12 l!riti*h Naval Vessel Warned. London. June 13. "Every rule of navigation seems to have been broken by this ship." declared Mr. Justice Bsveson m the Admiralty Division passing judgment against His Majesty's fleet auxiliary Bacchus for collision with the Johannit Fafalios, the owners and crew of which
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    NEW LOCAL STEAMER.
    85 12 Siraits S.S. Addition. The official trials of the Strait.- Steamship Company's Matang have taken place at Honjr Kinj:. The Matang is a steel twin screw steamer, with a gross tonnagge of 1,560 an(i nett tonragi 710. K-neth 250 feet, bean: 42.-') feet and depth 12."> feet, she
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    SOLVING OCEAN MYSTERIBS.
    73 12 i Scientific Expedition. Copenhagen, Maj 17. An expedition round the world to make investigations Into the charting of the oceans will start m June. An attempt will be made to sohre number of problems m thi Pacific Ocean, particularly that of the migration of eels. The leader
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    SHIPYARD CLOSING.
    56 12 Notices v Staff at Harland aid Wolff. Messrs. Harland and Wolff arc closing down their shipyard at Greenock, and members of the staff received notices terminating their engagement on June ;>o. Since purchasing the yard from Messrs. Caird and Company several years ajro important extensions have been m
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    WEEKEND CARGOES.
    33 12 Beans. Buckwheat, kaolin, sugar, etc. by the Tsurttga Maru from Yokohama for Hamburg. 42(i bullocks and 10 buffaloet from Patani by the Ami a. Copra by the Scott Haihy from the!
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    241 12 When the Anhui arrived from China on Friday afternoon, sho was searched by revenue officers and m one of her lifeboats Were found eitrht loaded automatic pistols and over 100 round? of ammunition. It is believed that the weapons may have been placed on board the vessel by a band
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    JUDGE'S ON BEAUTY SPECIALISTS.
    267 13 "Trading on People With Money But No Brains.' "This dispute is between tvv:» beauty 1 specialists, who trade on a very iar^e number of people who have plenty of money and no brains and ar.? ready to spend that money m attempting to improve the face
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    AEROPLANE WITH 12 ENGINES.
    265 13 Giant Machine for the Atlantic. Berlin. The roar of a gigantic aeroplane with twelve engines and a total of 5,000 horsepower will soon be heard over the Atlantic. The Dornier seaplane works are building a Transatlantic plane known by the cryptic name of D O X
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    PRIMA DONNA IN A HUFF.
    217 13 Vienna, May 21The tongues of musical Vienna are wagging busily concerning a mysterious affair, m which Mme. Jeritza, the famous Vienna opera singer, and the French Legion of Honour play the leading roles. Mme. Jeritza alone of all the stars who went to Paris for
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    THE DOLL VOGUE.
    120 13 Mascot dolls are often made with pouches at the back, so that they may be of utility, besides satisfying the craze for such ornaments. Some dolls recently sent over from Paris are dressed m coloured silks, their frocks being made with long sleeves, and very short, be-f
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    58 13 The engagement and forthcoming: marria«e m August are announced of Mr. E. C. Richards, of the Hong Kong- Bank, Kuala Lumpur, and Joan, youngest daughter of the late Sir Robert Gardner and Lady Gardner, of Eastbourne, and formerly of Dublin. Miss Gardner is a sister of Mrs. A. K. Cosgrave
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      368 13 ANTIQUE SILVER AND PLATEDWARE, ETC. The undersigned have been instructed to se\) by public auction at their sale-room. Raffle? Chambers. Rifle* Place. On Friday, June 29th., at 10.30 p.m. Comprising:— Tea and coffee pots, soup hi ream, plates, cake dishes, candle sticks, lamp stands, photo frames, belts, spoons, ice and
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    £100,000 BRITISH FILM DEAL.
    459 14 U.S. BUYS 12 MORE PICTURES. Revived Industry. A bigr dual for the distribution throughout the United States of the whole 1927 output of films produced <it the Kistrre. Hertfordshire, studios by British Interrational Pictures. Ltd.. was completed recently. The films- twelve concerned include "The Ring/ "Poppies
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    ITALIAN EXPEDITION TO HIMALAYAS.
    239 14 Simla. Junt 1 .">. The l>uke of Spoleto arrived at Simla this morning and ii staying- at Yice-Koiral Lodge. I ord Irwin will give a banquet m th c Duke's honour to-morrow. The I>uke devoted the entire morning t»> a discussion on the projected scientific ext
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    AIR FORCE MACHINE CRASHES
    48 14 Pilot and Mechanic Killed. Basra. June 12. An Air Force machine crashed at Shaibah aerodrome this morning and the pilot, Senreant Bmmford, and the mechanic, Aivzimftsman Frost, were killed. The cause of tho crash i-- believed to be •m error of judjrmeni m landing.
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    37 14 Boy S<-;»ut orders for the week ending Sunday. July Ist., are as follow-: Tuesday. 2«'»th., Band Practice Headquarters, 5.15 p.m.; Friday, 2!Hh.. ambulance class, Headluartt'is, 5.15 p.m.. Scoutmasters meeeting, Headquarters 5.15 p.m.— W. T. ("hurry, (District Commissioner).
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    MACPHAII/S BHARE LIST.
    270 15 Malacca Electric ($1) l.:JO 1.40 Maynard and Co. ($10) 8.00 9.00 .Mexican Eagle (10) S3fl 34s McAlister and Co. ($5O) 94.00 1)6.00 Ribeiro and Co. ($10) 8.00 9.00 Robinson Onl. ($10) 19.00 19.H0 Robinson Profs. (100) 130 13" Shell Transport 4.15.6 4.18.6 c<\ Spore Traction Ords. 9l
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    FRASER & CO. EXCHANGE ANP SHARE BROKERS.
    709 15 FRASER CO. EXCHANGE ANP SHARE BROKERS. BATI RDAY, JUNK 2:;. Buyers Sellers Asam Kumbang (i) 4hs 50s iiar^rin Tin (t) 40s 6d 42s Batang Padang ($1) 45 50 liatu Caves 1.25 ].:j Chenderiang n\< 6d 17s tfd Chin Chin ($1) 60 7l> Eastern Siain (i 1 l«s 17s Ilaad Yai
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    68 15 I .lutic 2S. Bank 4 m.s ;<t^ Bank demand 2,3 11-16 Private credit! 3 m.s -j-i I-JJ New York. <I»mi. and 56 3-16 < i «■<! it '.hi liityi ;,7.. h Krnuce. demand 143 M India, T. T. 154 H<>njr Kong, demand p.c. l»is. Yokohama, demand nii 7^ Java,
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    PRODUCE.
    123 15 June Z3. Tin M Tons ?1«).")'« Gambler Pepper White 10U Pepper Black aj Flake Tapioca 71 Pearl Sa^o Small a% <^«pra 10.80 Copra Snndriod li.ou Rice I.iann Hin Chnn M«rh lied Eagle (New) 330 R ce, Siam old No. 1 330 Rice, Rangoon BintHn 2fiO Rice, Rangoon Sioka 266
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    C. OF C. RUBBER ASSOCIATION
    48 15 Juno 23rd.. 12 o'clock n.»on. R.S.S. to Standard, Q.c.F. Sdol :!l S2« Standard R.S.S. Spol .v>\ on Tender July*Bept. :■.:>> ;;:;i 4 Oct-Dec. ::-j^ :?:< Tone nr Market: Steady. Latest CaMe: London Spot Sheet 9%i per Ik New York Spot Sheet 6«ti i!< per lb.
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    552 15 ees, London and Australia, but they could not be entertained owing to the option which this company held The position seemed to hv strange to the shareholders. They could not understand such situation and they would like to know more about it. They were also naturally a little pertuH <i
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    905 15 COMPANY'S FINANCES DISCUSSED. Reconstruction Proposal. A lmiir discussion on tho liran M of the 1 I P*»J took place an extraordinan meeting of the Pontianak Gold Dredging Concessions, Ltd.. at Rafles Chamber* on Saturday niornirif. The meetin-r WBI called t«. consider, and if thought tit, to pass re
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    SPECIAL SPORTS CABLES.
    112 16 FIRST TEST AGAINST WEST INDIES. Visitors' Fine Fielding. [Our Own Correspondent. Copyright.] London, June 23. The liist Test Match between England and the West Indies opened at Lords today befbrc an attendance of 20,000. The weather was perfect and the pitch excellent. There is general agreement that
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    WHERE ENTERPRISE PAYS.
    62 16 [Our Own Correspondent. Copyright..] London, June 23. Discutsing the question of the complaints 5y visitors of dull cricket which characterises many of the County engagements, the Sporting life points to the notable fad that enterprising Kent heads the Championship table. The paper suggests that the funereal type
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    WOOLWICH DEFEAT SANDHURST.
    44 16 [Our Own Correspondent. Copyright.] 1 ni.l'm. June 23. The annual match between the R.M.A. (Woolwich) aCnd the H.M.C. (Sandhurst) resulted m win for the Academy by an innings and 82 runs. Last year the match was drawn. Woolwich just escaping defeat.
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    LONDON TENNIS CHAMPIONSHIPS.
    70 16 [Our Own Correspondent. Copyright.] London. June 23. In the men's singles final of the London Tennis Championships, played at Queen's Club. Tilden defeated Hunter by three sets to love. The winner played magnificently. The ladies' singles final was won by Miss Joan Ridley, who beat Madame Nicolo
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    AMERICA BEATS ENGLAND.
    46 16 [Our Own Correspondent. Copyright.] London. June 23. In the tournament at Eastbourne played on Davis Cup lines. America defeated England by three matches to two. Austin (England) feat Hennessey (America* by three sets to two. Although England lost, her internationals played >uperb tennis.
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    RUGBY UNION FINANCE.
    68 16 [Our Own Correspondent. Copyright.] London. June 23. The profits from rugby matches undei Ru*by Union rules totalled i*31,000 last season. Receipts included t'l 2.732 from the England vs. Scotland match at Twickenham, and £1 2.1 38 from the game between England and the Waratahs. The total assets
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    COUNTY BOWLS CHAMPIONSHIP.
    29 16 [Our Own Correspondent. Copyright.] London. June 23. In the first round of the County Bowls Championship Surrey (the holder?) defeated Middlesex by 134 to 118. 1
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    THE DAVIS CUP.
    55 16 Czecho-Slovakia Reach Final. [Reuter's Service.] Prague, June 23. In the Davis Cup semi-final of the European zone Czecho-Slovakia beat Holland by three matches to two. [Czecho-Slovakia will meet Italy m the European zone final, and the winners will meet America (American zone) for the ripht to meet
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    Italy Defeats England.
    138 16 [Reuter's Service.] London, June 22. At Felixstowe m the remaining two Davis Cup matches Higgs beat Stefani 6—l, 3 6, 6 l, 5 7. 6 2; Morpurgo beat Gregory 6—o. 6—l, 6—2, Italy thus winning by four matches to one. London, June 22. QUEEN'S CLUB CHAMPIONSHIPS. In
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    21 16 Gibson. Manager of Mansfield and Co., Ltd., Penang, with his wife has left for Home by the Blue Funnel Liner Anttnor.
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    S.C.C. CRICKET.
    626 16 SERVICES' CRUSHING DEFEAT. Marshall's Not Out Century. The feature of the S.C.C. Tournament match between the Services and the Merchants, which was continued on Saturday, was Marshall's 103 not out, which helped to give the Merchants an easy win by nine wickets. Until he passed the twenty mark,
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    THE LONDON CHAMPIONSHIPS.
    111 16 [Reuter's Service.] London. June 23. At Queen's Club to-day m the London lawn tennis championships finals W. T. Tilden (America) beat W. Hunter (America). 6 3, 6* 2, (j 1. In the ladies' singles Miss Ridley beat Madame Xicolo Poulo, 4 6, 6 l, 6 0. In
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    INTERNATIONAL MATCH.
    53 16 America Beats Britain. [Reuter's Service.] London, June 23. In the international match played at Eastbourne on Davis Cup lines the United States beat Britain by three matches to two. H. W. Austin (Britain) beat Hennessey (America), £—3, 3—6, 6 42, I—6, 6—2. Lott (America) beat Nigel Sharpe, 6—3,
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    62 16 Dr. Clark H. Yeager, M.D., Dr. P. H., of the International Health Division of the Rockefeller Foundation, has taken over directorshfp xrt the Straits Settlement^ Rural Sanitation Campaign from Doctor P. F. Russell and has an office at the Medical College, Singapore. Dr. and Mrs. Russell and infant ane sailing
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    MALAYAN RACING.
    542 16 SELANGOR TURF CLUB'S MEETING. Saturday's Results. The sixth and last day's results at the Selangor Turf Club's Summer Meeting on Saturday were as follows. There was a laige gathering and the going was good. It was a favourites' day. there being only one upset, Sunnyray paying $72. The
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    AMERICAN GOLF CHAMPIONSHIP.
    189 16 Bobby Jones and Farrell Tie. fßeuter's Service.] Chicago. June 24. In the open golf championship, at the end of the fourth round Bobby Jones and Johnny Fai rell tied with scores of 2i*2. They are to play off to-day. [There was a tie last year. Tom Armour,
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    KATONG GOLF CLUB.
    40 16 The result of the June 1928 Monthly Medal was as follows: Winner, Mr. J. S. Messenger, who returned a net score of 71. The Ball Sweep was also won by Mr. Messenger; seven cards were taken out.
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    ATHLETICS.
    568 16 V.M.C.A. ANNUAL SPORTS MEETING. Some Good Results. Some excellent results were achieve*! by the competitors m the athletic sports of the V.M.C.A. which were held on the Association's ground on Saturday afternoon. In every way the meeting was a far greater success than any previous sports meeting held by
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    BRITISH HURDLES RECORD EQUALLED
    57 16 [Reuters Service.] London. June 23. At Oxford to-day m the Southern Counties Athletic Championships the South African G. Weightman Smith (Cambridge U.) beat the holder. K. Gaby (Polytechnic), m the 120 yards hurdles by one yard m 14 4.5 th. seconds, equalling the British record created
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    DIKE'S BEAT CHINAN STUDENTS.
    134 16 DIKE'S BEAT CHINAN ST UDENTS. The Dokci and the Chinan University footballer! met m the bitters' farewell fftflM on the Stadium on Saturday evening, the Duke's -winning a hard fought game by three goals to nil. before one of the largest crowds that has been seen on the Stadium this
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    PRESS vs. PULAU BRANI.
    102 16 Played at Pulau Brani on Saturday. I'ulau Krani: Me Gregory b Bradbury R; Jenkins c Sambanthan b Wilson 30; Gib- son c Sambanthan b Wilson 0; Cleanes c Peet b Wilson 2; Dennis b Bradbury 0; Brooks lbw b Bradbury 0; Colvin b Wilson 17; Johnson
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